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"DES MOINES, Iowa \u2014&amp;nbsp;An Iowa mother has been charged with child endangerment after her child was found home alone Monday.\n\nHallie Amick, 30, of Des Moines, was charged with child endangerment bodily injury and narcotics possession schedule I. She is being held in the Polk County Jail pending bail of $3,000.\n\nPolice reported that when they arrived at the home they found the 2-year-old boy in the backyard alone wearing only a T-shirt and a diaper that was \"full and sagging.\"\n\nThe child was sucking on a frozen chicken breast while a small dog was jumping on the boy trying to get the chicken, according to the police report.\n\nA neighbor reported that the boy is left home alone all the time. The neighbor also reported she had&amp;nbsp;seen the boy alone in the backyard a lot with the dog who has bitten him.\n\nPolice reported that when the mother returned home she lied to them saying it was the first time she has left the child alone. When questioned, police said the mother later \"admitted she has left (the boy) home alone on occasions.\"\n\nA neighbor reported finding the boy alone in the middle of the street when they first moved in, saying they don't watch him very well.\n\nPolice reported finding a marijuana pipe, blunts, and marijuana stems in the house, in plain sight."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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